What’s the Fix for IoT DDoS Attacks?
No one has claimed responsibility, and Dyn has been somewhat quiet about the attack vectors, but has said that possibly 100,000 hijacked connected devices could have been used in the attack. The attacks could be fallout from the Mirai IoT Botnet assault against Brian Krebs earlier this month. As Krebs himself notes, the attacks started within…
Enabling the Industrial Internet of Things with Unidirectional CloudConnect
Waterfall Security Solutions launched Unidirectional CloudConnect, a solution based on its patented Unidirectional Gateway technology, designed to meet the challenges of both cybersecurity and interoperability. “Waterfall’s Unidirectional CloudConnect is an essential enabler for the Industrial Internet of Things. CloudConnect secures industrial sites from cyberattacks from the cloud and the Internet, while delivering seamless interoperability of…
Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Joomla
Two critical account creation vulnerabilities have been addressed on Tuesday in the Joomla content management system (CMS) with the release of version 3.6.4. One of the flaws, identified as CVE-2016-8870, allows an attacker to register on a website even if registration has been disabled. The security hole, affecting the Joomla core in versions 3.4.4 through…
Data Leaked by Pagers Useful for Critical Infrastructure Attacks
Pagers are still used in industrial environments and many organizations don’t realize that the messages sent with these devices can be highly useful to malicious actors looking to launch a targeted attack. After analyzing the use of pagers in the healthcare industry, researchers at Trend Micro have focused their attention on the risk they pose…
Extensive DDoS attack against Dyn restarts, could indicate a new use of old criminal tech
Attacks against DNS service provider Dyn resumed today after a two and a half hour lull, and could indicate a new application of an old criminal technology, experts say. Dyn hasn’t shared details on the type of DDoS attacks used nor the size of those attacks that have affected access to sites including Amazon, Etsy,…
7 Imminent IoT Threats
Recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks involving the use of thousands of compromised digital video recorders and IP cameras have highlighted the looming security threat posed by the Internet of Things (IoT). Analyst firm Juniper Research estimates that between now and the end of 2020, the number of “things” connected to the Internet will grow from…
Malware and spam groups exploit US election fever
Over the past month, Symantec has blocked almost 8 million spam emails relating to the US presidential election. The volume of spam has increased steadily during that period, reflecting rising interest in the election as the November 8 polling day draws near. The trend reflects one of the tactics most commonly used by spam groups….